Comments on: New Phone Scam Offers Free Money from the Federal Government

By: john

john — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:50:32 +0000

Same situation here same 205 number and 202 number does anyone else find it funny that these Indians have not been busted yet?? Almost like our very own government who is suppose to protect us from situations like these is in on the scam cause if u report it don’t seem like they do anything about it I mean the same numbers and the scam artists behind the numbers are still calling people. Something to seriously think about huh

By: Pamela

Pamela — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:47:54 +0000

I got a call in California today saying they were the US Government and I had 5,000 waiting for me if I give them a credit card number! An man with an accent from India named Kevin Johnson! They used 2460 Government St. Mobile Al 36606 205-679-2020 phone number. 2460 Government St. is Mobile AL Police Dept.! I called the Mobile police dept and let them know. The 205 number is a Magic Jack number. The phone number on my caller id was 510-574-9987. When you call the 510 number it does not connect. When you call the 205 number the mail box is full! They did answer a couple of times but when I told them they were going to hell they hung up. I have gotten calls from Gold Rush Co. in Las Vegas, Nevada saying I won 5.2 million by people from India and his name was George Washington and his supervisors name was James Jefferson. India crooks do not have names like George Washington and James Jefferson! They are always from India!!!!!!!!!. I just asked the Mobile AL detective why we cant produce a software program that will detect these numbers like facial recon. and put a stop to it. Someone could make a million legally.

By: Amber

Amber — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:04:23 +0000

I got the call yesterday. The number they called from was 202-239-6000 (cell phone from D.C)and caller ID said Song-Ho for the name. The number I was to call back is 205-679-2020 (landline from AL). The address they are using is 2460 Government st in Mobile Alabama which is a real address but it just so happens to be the Mobile Police Department.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:42:56 +0000

Recieved a call just a hour ago sounded too good to be true. They had my name and phone and address. and wanted me to call a number for verification, they are still out thier.

By: jou

jou — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:55:12 +0000

I recently got one of those government grant scam calls. I have been getting a call from a blocked number everyday for the past two weeks around the same time. I dont take blocked calls so finally i got tired of it and decide to pick up to see who or what it was. A lady with a middle eastern accent claimed that she was calling from the us government and i had been selected to recieve 7000 dollars. i kept asking where she was calling from because all I can get was US government blah blah blah…i couldnt understand her. then i asked for her name and she just kept ignoring me telling me that if i want the money that they can send it to me in five minutes if i gave her my account number. I continued to ask for her name and she became quiet for about a minute. I kept trying to get her attention saying hello are you there? Finally she screamed CATHERINE BROWN! with an attitude. I told her dang lady no need to get all mad. hahah! i knew it was a scam and she finally hung up the phone. I didnt get a call back again..no lie i almost fell for it because who doesnt want free money? Luckily i snapped back to reality and kept asking questions.

By: E.David

E.David — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:08:38 +0000

I just received a call from a person speaking broken english. She said the government wanted to give me 7,000 for paying my taxes and being a good citizen ahe gave me a contract number and a telephone number to call and a contact name of Tracy Cooper. I immediately called my local police and he directed me to this web sight . I knew it was a scam butI wanted to be absolutely sure. Thanks to all of you who have made comment on this scam.

By: Mamaaintnofool

Mamaaintnofool — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:17:38 +0000

I just got this call from the phone # 284-677-3592 and was told to call back 202-204-0092. I was told the same will recieve $4500 and will need to pay $89.00. What really spooke me is they new the nearest western union near my house. These people are sick and they will never scam me. I can’t wait until these people are caught.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:58:31 +0000

Today I got a call saying they were from the U.S. Department Of Health and Human Services, telling me that I was going to receive $4500.00 for paying my taxes, and bills on time! All I have to do is go to western union, and then call them back when I was there. They would then need me to give them $89.00 security fee + $10.00 western union fee, and the manager would stay on the phone with me for 10 mins, until I received the transfer of funds, which was now going to be $4589.00 to reinburst my security fee, but sorry the $10.00 I would not receive back to pay the transfer fee. They already had all my info when they contacted me, so why not just send me a check I asked, He said that this is faster and better because you have to show your I.D. And this way the money was nontaxable, ? When does Uncle Sam let any of us have money without taxing it once or even twice? Why would I have to pay money transfering fees? Also If it was a real deal, by mail you would still need an I.D. to cash the check right? They also said not to inform western union of the situation or they would charge me $500.00-$800.00, for taxes, so when did western union start being the IRS, and even @ that I thought the money was non-taxable? So which is it? They became angry that I had so much to say and ask, but if they were real, then they would understand the concern people would, have better yet, if it were real this is not the manner in which you would be receiving your money for qoute “Paying your Bills, and Taxes on time”! So then I was given a website to look them up, http://www.grantsforngos.com
So I did, and nowhere there does it list any info about there deal, also the very buttom of the page has a disclaimer about the web address having nothing to do with any of the information posted on it, and was not a warranty, and to make your own determenation, of what you saw listed above! So I called back, 1-202-204-0092 and told them that I don’t see how the web page relates to them. The guy acted confused for me to say this, and then became very angry, and told me to look on the net if I wanted to waste time, but call him back when I was @ western union. So I called western union and they said they have had many cases of this with no money sent, they had advised me to contact F.B.I , and not to answer anymore phone calls from them, or to try to figure out who they were, because these people were advanced thieves that could end up involing me into there scam somehow, seeing how they have so much info about me!
So why give free money to people for paying their bills and taxes on time? that would be nice, but don’t you think the people who haven’t paid on time would need the money more? Oh yea here my biggest problem with this situation, I was being given this money for being a good person and paying my bills, and taxes on time, but if they were who they said they were then how come they don’t know that I’m like half of the United States or better, and I’m in fiancial hardship, behind on bills, and taxes!!! But what the hell, look @ the economy! Then look @ these a**holes out here trying to take more money with these scams to take more out of the hurting people that they don’t have!!! I wish they cared about what they do to people, on one hand they might have just taken money from somebody who could afford to lose it, but on the other so many families are in critical situations, I’m glad they think padding their pockets is worth the possibility that They could have just taken some child’s food right from their mouth, or a baby’s diapers or formula! Now the children or babies are paying for this greed, and as they cry, and starve, the parents feel so horrible for their children and can do nothing now, because they were tricked, when they thought they were finally going to have a chance to better things for their family, it’s easy to take advantage of people who want to believe in these scams… I thought that Americans had a enough problems with dealing with bad banks taken our homes away! These scams need to be stopped!!! Here is what I was given for info about these people…… Greg Hutch… 1-202-204-0092… U.S. Department Of Health and Human Services…200 Independence ave S.W. Washington D.C. 20201… http://www.grantsforngos.com...
Some of these places do exsist, but these people say they are from them and they are not…. The real employees don’t call you with SCAMS like this!!! Thanks, I hope your family doesn’t fall victim to this, things are hard enough in my world…

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 07 May 2010 04:37:40 +0000

I got a call earlier today 5/6/10 saying since I was one of America's best citizens the Fedral (his spelling) Health Department was going to send me $500. All I had to do was give them my address. I was given an address (in NJ), a phone number, person's name and ID number. I asked him more questions than he asked me. He finally gave up and hung up on me.

By: lisa snyder

lisa snyder — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:03:45 +0000

i got a call yesterday ,they said tthis guy named steve walls was from the us government and he had 5000.00 to give me all i had to do was give him a card numer to put it on so i gave him pre paid card that has no link to anything then he says his supervisor was going to call me today and put money on card well when they called they wanted me to go to western union and give someone in india 50.00 as a donation first then they would send the money lol they think people are that stupid the numers they gave me are 1-202-657-6268 and 1-408- 916 1704 supposedly the government id # is I374 for steve walls ,i live in alaska be ware of this scam